Emil Wiechert
Emil Johann Wiechert (26 December 1861 – 19 March 1928) was a German physicist and geophysicist who made many contributions to both fields, including presenting the first verifiable model of a layered structure of the Earth and being among the first to discover the electron. He went on to become the world's first Professor of Geophysics at the University of Göttingen.
Emil Johann Wiechert | |
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Emil Johann Wiechert | |
| Born | 26 December 1861 Tilsit, Province of Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 19 March 1928 (aged 66) Göttingen, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | German |
| Alma mater | University of Königsberg, University of Göttingen |
| Known for | Liénard–Wiechert potential Maxwell–Wiechert model Wiechert–Gutenberg discontinuity Wiechert–Herglotz method Independent discovery of electron |
| Awards | Berlin Academy of Science |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, Geophysics |
| Institutions | Germany |
| Notable students | Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz, Beno Gutenberg |
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